Starwood Hotels

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide is one of the world's largest hotel companies, located in some 100 countries. Its brands are St. Regis, The Luxury Collection, W Hotels, Westin, Le Meridien, Sheraton, and Four Points by Sheraton. In 2006, it had sales of nearly $6 billion and profits of $1 billion.

Political contributions
The Starwood Hotels political action committee gave to only one federal candidate in 2006, $5,000 to Jon Kyl (R-AZ).

Lobbying
The company spent $1,220,000 for lobbying in 2006. All of the money went to two lobbying firms, DLA Piper and Clark Consulting Federal Policy Group.

Personnel
Selected Starwood board members:
 * Charlene Barshefsky, Senior International Partner Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering
 * Thomas O. Ryder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Reader's Digest Association, Inc.
 * Kneeland C. Youngblood, Managing Partner Pharos Capital Group, L.L.C.

Contact details
1111 Westchester Avenue White Plains, NY 10604 Phone: 914-640-8100 Fax: 914-640-8591 Web: http://www.starwoodhotels.com